Ex-officials: Trump team needs to build trust with Mexico, soften rhetoric

Former U.S. and Canadian officials said the Trump administration should tone down its inflammatory rhetoric toward Mexico if it hopes to successfully renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. Carlos Gutierrez, who served as the Commerce secretary during President George W. Bush's second term, warned that the U.S. is putting the Mexican government in a situation where its only choice is to strongly push back against President Trump's overtures. "I think what we need to understand -- and I trust...